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ACE Inhibitors Help All Heart Patients
Even moderate-risk heart patients already taking other medications to protect against heart attacks and strokes can benefit from adding an ACE inhibitor to the mix.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of omega-3 fatty acids including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
What to Know About Triglycerides Levels
Even if you have no risk factors whatsoever, high triglycerides levels are indicative of a risk for developing coronary heart disease. This article presents some of the important things you have to know about triglycerides.
Heart Rhythm Problems: How to Travel Safely-Credits
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal MedicineSpecialist Medical ReviewerRakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, ElectrophysiologyLast RevisedNovember 28, 2011
4 Simple Steps to a Healthy Heart
Having a healthy heart may be as easy as four simple steps: don't smoke, lose weight, exercise regularly, and eat vegetables.
ACE Inhibitors and Heart Disease
WebMD gives information about how ACE inhibitors work in treating heart disease.
Cholesterol Risk is All Around Us But There Are Seven Steps You Can Take to Reduce Its Impact
Most of us have heard of cholesterol risk and at least try to stay away from the fatty wax like substance as much as possible. Nevertheless, high cholesterol risk foods are all around us and in many ways have become an intricately woven part of our daily lives.
Can NICE Prevent Diabetes?
Does NICE policy fall victim to the desire for 'one size fits all' solutions for diabetes prevention?
Limiting the Hours That House Staff Work
J. Willis Hurst, MD, revisits the issue of limiting the number of hours that house officers work.
How to Make and Enjoy Green Chicken Enchiladas and Help Lower Your Cholesterol
How to make green chicken enchiladas is a tasty title but what bad or good has anything to do with it? Well, let me tell you that its all about the ingredients you use in your recipes as I found out after a regular medical check up. And found myself in need to lower my cholesterol.
Must Know Information About Your Weight and Heart
Today, a lot of importance is placed on how much a person weighs. We go on a diet to improve our appearance according to what people think we should look like. Improved health and energy are other reasons we want to lose weight.
Avoid Liver Damage: Lower Cholesterol Naturally
It's shocking but true, high cholesterol can be damaging to your health on multiple levels! As you are most likely aware, excessive lipid disorders affect millions of people around the world. As we have become a more fast paced society on the go, we have strayed away from traditional meal times
Going to School Good for Heart Health
Going far in school may put you on track for a healthier heart, research shows.
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Mitral valve stenosis is a heart condition in which the mitral valve-which regulates blood flow on the left side of the heart-fails to open as wide as it should. Although it has no immediate effect on health, eventually mitral valve stenosis can cause the heart to work harder to pump blood through t
Symptoms of Blocked Carotid Artery
Strokes are the third leading cause of deaths in the US each year. When the brain doesn't receive adequate oxygen, arteries become blocked and blood flow to the brain is restricted. This is where carotid artery disease begins, and is a leading cause of strokes. Recent studies have suggested tha
Drugs for Diabetes: Part 8 SGLT2 Inhibitors
A large number of patients with type 2 diabetes fail to meet target HbA1c goals. Is it because the ideal blood glucose-lowering agent doesn't exist?
Rate of Stent Thrombosis With Drug-Eluting vs Bare-Metal Stents
ACC.07: This large, real-world experience suggests that a follow-up period of 12 months after drug-eluting stent implantation may be too brief to draw exact conclusions on the safety of these devices.